Clans, Castles and the Scottish Borders
An occasional blog by Alastair Cunningham
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Basking at Inverness Highland Games
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There was a distinctly Basque feel to this year's Inverness Highland Games . Guests Nazioen Mundua supplied music, dance, strongmen, wo...
Sunday, July 12, 2009
An Edinburgh citizen with a gift for words.
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A leather-bound volume offers this overview of Edinburgh... "For centuries it was a capital thatched with heather, and more than once, ...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
One Old Jacobite and formal terraced gardens
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One of my heroes is George Keith, the last Earl Marischal of Scotland. Born into one of the great offices of state, with extensive lands rou...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Hats off to Clans & Castles!
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Just arrived... "We just completed an extraordinary 10-day family vacation in Scotland based on a customized itinerary developed with t...
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Dunollie Castle. In need of a Little TLC.
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Camouflaged in the intense green scenery of Oban Bay is Dunollie Castle, seat of the MacDougalls, senior branch of the sons of Somerled, bu...
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